Western civ Preclassical and classical Greece test 2

What group of Greeks were the same as Athenians in culture, language and blood?

Ionians

Where did most Ionians live?

Asia Minor near Athens on both sides of the Aegean sea

Who made sure that homers works were written down?

Cleisthenes

What Greek alliance was started to prevent Persia from attacking Greece again?

Delian league

What is isonomy?

The political equality of all citizens\all citizens are equal before the law

What is the most important element of any government?

Common good

Who were the only group of people to be citizens in Athens?

Adult males that were born in Athens (mo immigrants, women or kids)

Who was the first Persian king to attack Athens?

Darius 1

What is hegemony?

Dominance\much control or influence by one’s country over allied or neighboring countries 

In what three ways are republics and democracies alike?

Free government, just government and self-ruling government

What is imperialism?

Taking over counties territory by force

What is an oration?

A funeral speech

How many city-states were in the Delian league?

150

Who was the second Persian king to attack Greece?

Xerxes in 480 BCE 

When did Athens become a democracy?

508 BCE by Cleisthenes

What does Pericles say in his funeral oration?

Athens advantages over Sparta by their democracy, culture and way of life

What city-state paid government officials and jurors?

Athens paying them let all citizens participate in government

Who were the four groups of people who could never be citizens in Athens?

Salves, immigrants, women and kids

What were the nine presents of Athens democracy?

Self-governing, just, free, based on law and not force, based on reason not whim, leaders have to accountable and responsible to citizens, democracy and political philosophy both begin in Greece, help citizens and are not enemies with them and it is a moral agreement between state and government based on justice, morality and reason

Aegean sea

Ionians live on the east of the Aegean Sea. Some Ionians traveled to Asia Minor\west turkey which is on the west of the Aegean Sea. Atticans (Attica) are a branch of ionians. Sparta is the southwest part of Greece. Messenia is east of Sparta myceneans were conquered by Sparta and became known as helots. Minoans originally lived on Crete. Mycenaeans are the first Greeks Peloponnesia is east of Aegean Sea. Macedonia is north of peloponnesia and conquered everything south of it

messenians

Lived in Peloponnesus and became slaves Called helots after being conquered by sparta

Solon four sources of law

Man not gods (making laws is secular not theocratic), community needs, justice and reason

What is never involved in Greek law?

Gods\god, divinity and religion

secular

Not involving religion and God

Theocratic 

Laws of government and religion being the same\a government where political and religious leaders work closely together

What country is Phillip 2 from?

Macedonia

what country is Alexander the Great from?

Macedonia (Phillip 2’s son)

What Is Asia Minor modern name?

Turkey

Who were Asia minors ancient people?

Ionians (related to Athenians)

Who is the origin and beginner of expressing Greek spirit and Greek character?

Homer 

When was the Greek dark age?

1100 BCE - 800 BCE 

Why did homers poems not appear in the Greek dark age?

People forgot how to write and read

What is the most important matter that any government must pay attention to?

Common good (to do what is best for the community\whole)

What city-state is on the Peloponnese?

Sparta

Where is the peolponnese?

Southwestern greece\west of the Aegean Sea 

Whim

Doing something based on personal preference or the desire to do or have something not based on principle or reason

Arbitrary

Not based on principles or reason often based on power and force

What are the cosmos?

All of reality especially admired for beauty, order and being made according to reason

What are the cosmos characteristics?

Made according to reason, beauty and order 

6 characteristics of homers writing

Human characters, responsibility, actions, choices, freedom and reason 

What did Phillip 2 do?

Strengthened the Macedonian military to then defeat the Greeks at the battle of chaeronea with ended the polis\free city-states independence.

Is American government theocratic or secular?

Secular the government cannot make you go to church or follow a certain belief

Is American culture secular or theocratic?

Neither there are religions but they are all voluntary and have no ties to the government